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exquisihost
06-10-2005, 11:58 AM
Hi,

Just wondering where I would go to customize the welcome emails that are sent to my end-users when they sign-up for a hosting account.

I realize that there is an option that allows customization of a message, but is there there anyway to change just a little part?

For example, here is the welcome message that is sent to users


**************************************************
Thank you for choosing our service to meet your web hosting needs.
**************************************************

Is there a way to put my company-name in there?

Thanks,

Exquisihost
nobaloney
06-10-2005, 05:37 PM
What would be the difference between putting your company name in there and customizing the welcome email?

I don't understand the difference.

Jeff
Eric
06-10-2005, 09:13 PM
/usr/local/directadmin/data/users/yourUsername/u_welcome.txt
jkrachter
06-15-2005, 07:04 AM
is it possible to change the welcome e-mail format to html mail?
nobaloney
06-15-2005, 05:03 PM
Probably.

But you can't just dump in html. You'll have to edit the file through a root shell account, and make sure you include the correct MIME headers.

While you're at it, don't forget to include plaintext as well, or else a lot of people who don't read html email (including me) won't see your email at all; they'll just see a blank screen.

Jeff
jkrachter
06-17-2005, 06:30 AM
Originally posted by jlasman
Probably.

But you can't just dump in html. You'll have to edit the file through a root shell account, and make sure you include the correct MIME headers.

While you're at it, don't forget to include plaintext as well, or else a lot of people who don't read html email (including me) won't see your email at all; they'll just see a blank screen.

Jeff

Thanks for the answer.

Which file do i have to edit for it because u_welcome.txt is just the content.

Can i also change the default sender ?
Because at this time the new users receive mails from:
admin@ourservername.dedicatedprovider.nl
we want to change it to newusers@ourdomain.com
Thanks in advance.
nobaloney
06-20-2005, 07:08 PM
I haven't played with it so I'm not sure.

Does anyone have the time to create an html email in the u_welcome.txt file to see how it works?

Does anyone have the time to play with headers?

Can DA staff give us any info?

Thanks.

Jeff
DirectAdmin Support
06-20-2005, 08:05 PM
Hello,

I setup anything that sends email in DA to be able to handle html if you simply add <html> to the very top of the file. When the emailer see's that, it sends the appropriate html headers in the email, so you can dump all the html you want after that ;)

jkrachter: DA get's the sender by checking the email address set for that User. In your case it looks like the admin user, so you'd just modify admin's User account and change the email address to whatever you'd like ;) (you can change the name too)

John
jkrachter
06-21-2005, 09:31 AM
Originally posted by DirectAdmin Support
Hello,

I setup anything that sends email in DA to be able to handle html if you simply add <html> to the very top of the file. When the emailer see's that, it sends the appropriate html headers in the email, so you can dump all the html you want after that ;)

jkrachter: DA get's the sender by checking the email address set for that User. In your case it looks like the admin user, so you'd just modify admin's User account and change the email address to whatever you'd like ;) (you can change the name too)

John

it is all working now, GREAT!
thanks very very much for your help.
luppie
09-15-2005, 12:17 PM
Can someone also explain how to change the Subject of the mail that is send out ?

I just changed the entire e-mail in Dutch but the subject is still in English.

Thanx in advance
DirectAdmin Support
09-15-2005, 12:24 PM
Hello,

You do it right when you create the User.

Reseller Level -> Create User -> Edit User Message.

A new window should pop up. Change the subject as needed, and the message as needed. Click Save. This will stick for future Users as well.

John